Selena Gomez shares heartfelt reaction to ‘bestie’ Taylor Swift’s engagement to Travis Kelce

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Selena Gomez gave a sweet shoutout to her best friend Taylor Swift's engagement to Travis Kelce. 

Gomez expressed her joy by sharing a heartfelt reaction that quickly went viral. Just a day after the couple revealed their commitment with a touching Instagram post, Gomez’s excitement captured the attention of fans everywhere.

Swift and Kelce, who have been dating since 2023, shared a carousel of photos showing them embracing, with Swift proudly wearing her new engagement ring. Since then, the pop superstar has become a regular presence at Kansas City Chiefs games, sparking even more buzz around the couple’s romance.

Selena Gomez reacts to Taylor Swift's engagement announcement

Taylor Swift and Selena Gomez have been best friends for years, sharing countless moments, and now, they’re celebrating their engagement journeys together. 

On Wednesday, August 27, just one day after Swift and NFL star Travis Kelce announced their upcoming marriage after two years of dating, Gomez took to her Instagram Stories to share the happy news with a simple message: “When bestie gets engaged 🥰," along with the soundtrack of Queen’s 'You’re My Best Friend'.

Gomez is no stranger to engagement announcements herself; she revealed back in December that she and pop producer Benny Blanco are planning to tie the knot.

Captioning her announcement, she wrote, “forever begins now..,” to which Swift playfully replied in the comments, “Yes I will be the flower girl.”

Later that evening, Gomez posted a fan-made meme on her Instagram Stories from X user @solelynostalgia.

The meme features a quote-tweet from Swift dating back to 2009, where she told Gomez, “Real love still happens sometimes. It’s not just something we make up when we’re nine. I have to believe that. You do too.”

Above the nearly two-decade-old tweet, the caption “16 years later” sits atop side-by-side photos of Swift and Gomez’s engagement announcements, highlighting their enduring friendship and shared joy.

Fans celebrate Selena Gomez's reaction to Taylor Swift's engagement

Selena Gomez’s heartfelt reaction to Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s engagement quickly went viral, sparking an outpouring of comments celebrating their friendship.

One user commented, “Love this for them. Two deserving queens.”

Another fan wrote, “Selena using Queen’s ‘You’re My Best Friend’?? ICONIC. Swiftness Selenator hearts are full today..🤗🤗.”

On X, a user shared, “When I see some successful people's with love, I wish to give them my real blessings, God Bless them both.”

Another fan called it a “beautiful friendship 🙌,” while one commenter noted, “Selena always knows how to show love for her friends its cute seeing her celebrate taylor and travis together."

On Facebook, a user congratulated the couple, saying, “It is lovely, congratulations.”

Another added, “Excitement for the both of them many years of happiness to them both.”

Selena Gomez talks about her friendship journey with Taylor Swift

Taylor Swift and Selena Gomez have been best friends since the late 2000s, back when Gomez, now 33, was dating Nick Jonas and Swift, now 35, was linked to his brother Joe Jonas. Earlier this month, Gomez opened up about how their friendship began.

On the August 6 episode of the podcast 'Therapuss With Jake Shane', she explained, “Taylor and I both dated the Jonas Brothers—I dated Nick, and she dated Joe, and everything was, it was cute, we were young.”

Though their romantic relationships ended, the connection between Gomez and Swift only grew stronger. “She and I like to say the best thing we got out of those relationships was each other because it was really sweet,” Gomez reflected. “At that age, we became best friends; [we] bonded over the breakup. We just stuck around for all the ups and downs that came after. And here we are now 16 years later.”

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